Once La’an a Time manages to be both quirky and serious at the same time, managing neither very well This is going to be rather critical — turn away now if you are easily offended. Still here, let’s settle down. Once… What happens in Once La’an a Time Several times this season (here’s a random example), … >
Orders of Magnitude, the latest episode of Strange New Worlds, demonstrates the constraints the show is suffering from As a piece of TV, it’s a solid action story with a (very) predictable outcome, well-performed but ultimately nothing special. What is Orders of Magnitude about There are many very detailed plot walkthroughs available (such as this one) so … >
Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass takes the Enterprise crew to yet another bizarre adventure in the latest Strange New Worlds When we saw the synopsis — A temporal anomaly traps the crew inside a soap-opera reality while Pike confronts a life he lost — we thought this was clearly yet another gimmick episode in Too Short … >
As Star Trek reaches its sixtieth anniversary, it’s time for fans to boldly celebrate the show so far September 8 is the day for your diaries How to Boldly Celebrate Star Trek‘s historic anniversary With an inevitable focus on events in the US, Paramount has revealed details of the many celebrations happening on September 8. … >
Is Off-hour the strongest episode of Strange New Worlds season 4 so far? It just might be This week it’s disaster movie time for the Enterprise What is Off-hour about A brief trailer might help: If we get the nonsense psuedo-scientific babble about slipstream wormholes out of the way, the shop suddenly finds itself less than … >
A Level 5 Transporter Accident turns the crew of the Enterprise into puppets — another quirky episode of Strange New Worlds has arrived The latest episode is one fans will either adore or dislike — we argue both sides of the debate. What is a Level 5 Transporter Accident If you’ve not watched the episode yet, look … >
A Case of Chiaroscuro — film noir trappings hide a conventional storyline A focused cast allows Rebecca Romjin to shine in a black and white setting A Case of Chiaroscuro — what is it about We could pretend we knew all along, but we had to look up Chiaroscuro. It’s from Italian, and literally means … >
Human Best Friend give the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (yet) another chance to act out of character While it’s easy to find fault with this episode (there are many), it also has some redeeming moments and bears watching. Read on and find out why… What is season 4 episode 3 Human Best … >
The Griffin Incident takes Kirk, La’an and Spock to a Strange (and horrifying) New World With a note this episode is probably not for younger viewers, we take a look at the at times chilling second story in Strange New Worlds season 4. Ware spoilers. The Griffin Incident — a dark, dark tale There’s a wafer … >
Strange New Worlds season 4 ticks all the old school science fiction boxes with opener Valles Marineris There may be only two more seasons left, but we could still have plenty to enjoy. Valles Marineris — What it’s about and why it works Some time has passed since the end of season 3, and it … >